Captured on camera for the first time ever, hundreds of six-month-old emperor penguin chicks were filmed taking a leap of faith off of a 50-foot cliff in Antarctica. A penguin chick’s first jump into the water is typically only a foot or two, but in this rare case, the group ended up alongside a cliff's edge. Likely motivated to hunt the fresh fish, krill and squid in the water, the fledglings marched from the frozen land in West Antarctica to the surrounding Weddell Sea. One baby penguin took a
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“If you do it, I’ll do it” 🐧 Filmed for the very first time by @Bertie Gregory, emperor penguin chicks leap off a 50-foot ice cliff to take their first swim! Learn more about this behavior at the 🔗 in bio and stay tuned for more: “Secrets of the Penguins
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Environment by Impact on Instagram: "👆 Watch this video to see Emperor penguin chicks jumping off a 50-foot-cliff for their first swim in “unprecedented,” never-before-seen footage. 🐧 Drone footage has captured the astonishing moment hundreds of emperor penguin chicks jump off a 50-foot cliff in Antarctica for the first time. Wildlife photographer and filmmaker Bertie Gregory captured the “unprecedented” footage for National Geographic’s upcoming documentary Secrets of the Penguins, which will
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